When he insisted on paying for our first date, I genuinely thought I had met one of those rare, old-fashioned gentlemen people always talk about but rarely encounter. He brought roses, gave me a thoughtful gift, listened attentively, and carried himself with an effortless charm that made the evening feel almost cinematic. I went home smiling, convinced I had just experienced one of the best first dates of my life.
I had no idea that accepting his generosity would come back to haunt me in the most bizarre way imaginable. It all started with my best friend’s well-meaning interference. She had been pestering me for weeks about my nonexistent love life, convinced that my single status was less about my contentment and more about a failure of opportunity.
According to her, all I needed was the right introduction. “He’s perfect for you,” she declared over the phone while I stood in my bedroom, staring at an overstuffed closet and wondering how I owned so many clothes yet had nothing to wear. Polite, successful, thoughtful.
A total gentleman.”
“You’ve literally never set me up with anyone before,” I reminded her as I wedged my shoulder between my ear and the phone and tugged a dress off its hanger. “What makes you think you suddenly know how to do this?”
“Because I know you,” she replied without hesitation. “And because my boyfriend knows him really well.
They’ve been friends forever. If he says this guy is decent, that should count for something.”
That gave me pause. Her boyfriend was not the kind of person who praised others lightly.
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